Pilot

pilotplans.com · San Francisco, United States of America

Pilot is a financial planning and analysis software company that provides scenario modeling, budgeting, and forecasting tools for startups and growth-stage businesses. Its platform connects to existing financial systems to help founders and finance teams build and compare financial plans, track performance against targets, and support fundraising and board reporting. Pilot generates revenue through subscriptions to its cloud-based FP&A software.

  • Financial Planning & Analysis
Revenue
$800.0K
Employees
10
Founded
2022
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States of America

What 18 Arbolus experts think of Pilot

NPS scores for Pilot range from 5 to 10, with most experts scoring it 7 or higher. Renewal intent is generally positive among smaller and mid-sized companies, while larger or more complex entities express some uncertainty. Users highlight the hybrid software-human model, breadth of integrations, and efficiency as key strengths. Concerns center on scalability to complex organizations, potential rising costs, and the need for high-quality assigned advisory teams. Most users are in early or mid implementation, with those further along giving higher NPS. Overall Customer Sentiment: Positive

Who reviewed Pilot

Total customers 18 16 current · 2 former
Reviews growth +8 in six months
Seniority of respondents
  • C-Suite 71% (13)
  • Director 12% (2)
  • Manager 18% (3)
Executive C-Suite NPS 7 Will renew
Revenue Partner C-Suite NPS 6 Will renew
Finance Executive Director NPS 6 Undecided

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Sentiment

16 Net Promoter Score, from 18 scored reviews
  • Promoters 7
  • Passives 7
  • Detractors 4

Cumulative NPS by month

+1 over 6 months
  • Dec 7
  • Jan 7
  • Mar 7
  • Apr 7
  • May 8
  • Jul 8

Net Promoter Score across 4 reviews, accumulated up to each month. Category median 39 across 4 companies.

Praised

  • AI Scalability Potential
  • Enterprise Feature Expansion
  • Internationalization Support
  • Support for Startup Needs

Criticised

  • Competition from ERP Platforms
  • AI Automation as Displacement Risk
  • Risk of Support Variability
  • Team Quality Variability

What customers say

Support for Startup Needs
“Pilot is designed for growing companies, helping us move beyond just bookkeeping to get real financial guidance for scaling and fundraising.”
Hybrid Model Delivers Value
“The strongest reason I recommend Pilot is the combination of technology and human expertise giving my company both automation and professional advisory support.”
Integration Ecosystem
“I like that Pilot integrates with thousands of financial systems, so all our transaction data flows seamlessly into the accounting workflow.”

Renewal intent

Plan to renew 58%
  • Will renew 7
  • Undecided 5
  • Not renewing 0

Plan to renew, by seniority

  • C-Suite 75% 8 answers
  • Director 0% 2 answers
  • Manager 100% 1 answer
  • Not specified 0% 1 answer
  • 7.9/10 Average score from customers who will renew
  • 6.4/10 Average score from undecided customers

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